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Eminem to co-produce documentary Stans about the 'relationship between fanbase and artist' through the lens of one of the rapper's most visual songs


Eminem to co-produce documentary Stans about the 'relationship between fanbase and artist' through the lens of one of the rapper's most visual songs.

With Steven Leckart directing, the film will reportedly use Eminem (born Marshall Bruce Mathers III) and 'the fans that worship him' as the initial subject point for the 'revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of super fandom,' according to Variety. The music video for Eminem's hit 2000 song Stan starred Canadian actor Devon Sawa as Stanley 'tan' Mitchell, an obsessed fan who starts to imitate the Slim Shady image, including his fashion style and dyed blonde hair In the track and wildly popular music video, Stanley 'Stan' Mitchell writes Eminem several letters, which over two verses, he starts to show an obsession over the rapper that grows to the level of being frustrated and angry when he doesn't receive a reply back.

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